A protest meeting against immigration restrictions imposed by the in Havana under the auspices of the local Hechalutz organization.
The meeting also protested against the action of the Jewish Farmers Association of Palestine, headed by Moishe Smilansky, which was instrumental in having the Palestine government forbid the picketing of Jewish enterprises employing Arab labor.
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